After rebirth, I teamed up with the scumbag's mistress

"Has the Marquis' Mansion invited a matchmaker to propose marriage?" Liu Yuefu asked.

"No, not yet. He did say it, but the Marquis' Mansion hasn't sent a matchmaker to visit yet." Wei Suxin said.

Liu Yuefu finally breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good."

Wei Suxin has always been concerned about the progress between herself and her partner, but Liu Yuefu knows very well that in the Great Qi Dynasty, what is more important is to go through the so-called marriage process.

If the Anyuan Marquis' Mansion hired a matchmaker and gave the betrothal gift, the engagement would be completed with the Wei family.

Then Wei Suxin’s matter will be troublesome.

During the Qi Dynasty, engagement was protected by law.

If either party regrets the engagement, they will be taken to the government and beaten with sixty sticks.

If this marriage is engaged, Wei Suxin will probably not be able to escape death, no matter whether she regrets it or not.

"What's wrong? Does the Prince of Anyuan have any hidden illness?" Wei Suxin asked.

Liu Yuefu shook her head, "No, he wants to harm you."

Wei Suxin stood up immediately, "Impossible! How could the prince harm me?!"

Liu Yuefu pulled her sleeve and said, "Suxin, calm down."

"Yesterday, my people told me that the prince of Anyuan Marquis's Mansion emptied his original wife's dowry, and in order to marry a rich girl to fill the deficit of the Marquis' Mansion, he killed his original wife."

Wei Suxin frowned when she heard this, "He approached me because he wanted me to help Anyuan Marquis Mansion settle its debts?"

"That's right." Liu Yuefu nodded.

"It's just some money. But he actually killed his original wife for it..." Wei Suxin suddenly found it hard to accept that the man who had attracted her before turned out to be such a hypocrite.

"Yes, the Young Master of Marquis Anyuan looks like a handsome and elegant man, but I didn't expect that he is actually a wolf who kills his wife and steals her wealth." Liu Yuefu sighed.

I felt a bit like a rabbit dying and the fox mourning over it. When I thought about my past self, I felt even more sad.

No wonder people always say that it is easy to get priceless treasures but hard to find a lover.

In this life, Liu Yuefu just wants to run her business well and take revenge, that's all.

"He killed his original wife. Does the Crown Prince's wife's family know about it?" Wei Suxin asked.

Liu Yuefu felt extremely sympathetic towards the Crown Prince's wife, but she was still helpless and could only whisper, "Her natal family, the Huo family, is gone. General Huo was subjected to military punishment, and the entire Huo family was exiled to Lingnan."

Wei Suxin sighed softly, "Could it be that Anyuan Marquis Mansion was also involved in this matter?"

Liu Yuefu frowned, "I don't know."

But it was extremely terrifying when she thought about it carefully, and a layer of fine goose bumps immediately appeared on Liu Yuefu's arms.

"I want to investigate this matter further. I think even if the case is reported to the government, the Huo family will not be able to recover with Marquis Anyuan around."

"If there's anything you can do with me, just let me know." Wei Suxin said obligingly.

"Okay." Liu Yuefu nodded, and then she warned, "Su Xin, you must never contact him again in the future."

"I know." Wei Suxin responded, and then said, "I will also tell my father and mother that this marriage cannot be accepted."

The carved wooden windows reflected the sky outside, which was exceptionally blue.

The sky is really blue, but the sunlight is a little dazzling.

Li Jianzhang had just finished court when the light came suddenly. His pupils constricted for a moment, but he quickly adapted to the light and walked straight out of the palace.

Lu Xiang took a few quick steps and approached Li Jianzhang.

"Lord Li, are you free today?" Prime Minister Lu said with a smile.

"Minister Lu, please feel free to tell me what you want to say." Li Jianzhang said humbly with a bow.

"It's not very convenient here. Please ask Lord Li to accompany me to the teahouse outside the palace to have a chat." Prime Minister Lu said.

Li Jianzhang thought for a moment and nodded, "Then I'll go to the Dali Temple and sign in."

Li Jianzhang guessed that he was probably looking for him to talk about his marriage with Lu Wanqing, and he didn't think there would be anything else that would have anything to do with Prime Minister Lu.

When Li Jianzhang arrived at the teahouse, he saw that Prime Minister Lu was already sitting in the private room.

Lu Xiang was using a tea knife to pry the tea. With one cut, the tea leaves in the tea cake were pried out and placed in the tea tray.

Lu Xiang used a tea knife to pry the tea. His hands were extremely steady and his technique was smooth and neat, without any delay.

Li Jianzhang felt dry mouth and his Adam's apple rolled, so he swallowed.

At this moment, he felt as if he was the tea cake that was pried open in Prime Minister Lu's hand. He could show off his skills in front of Lu Wanqing, but if he showed off in front of Prime Minister Lu, he would be dead.

Li Jianzhang took a deep breath, then walked towards Lu Xiang and sat on the cushion opposite Lu Xiang.

Prime Minister Lu didn't even look at him, but just kept on prying tea.

After a while, Prime Minister Lu stopped prying the tea leaves and put the pried tea leaves from the teapot into the tea grinder.

He then said leisurely, "This is the tribute tea Ruiyun Xianglong that the emperor gave me a while ago. The color of the tea is like the finest green jade."

Prime Minister Lu pointed to the teapot beside him and said, "Good tea must be paired with good water. This teapot contains the fine Qili Spring water from the Daoning Mountain outside the capital."

Li Jianzhang was speechless for a moment. Was he really talking about the tea ceremony?

I'm afraid he meant to say that he was not worthy of the dainty daughter of Prime Minister Lu.

Li Jianzhang thought for a moment and replied, "Prime Minister Lu, I am not an expert in tea making, but I have heard that although the water used to make tea is important, the boiling degree of the water is the key to the success of making tea."

Only then did Lu Xiang look up and glance at Li Jianzhang. This kid was pointing at him. He was still young, and his future would depend on how he planned and what opportunities he could seize.

Not a stupid person.

Prime Minister Lu calmed down and used a tea grinder to grind the tea into small pieces. He said calmly, "You and Wan'er are not suitable. I don't agree with this marriage. I already know that you met privately in Changqing River. I hope there won't be a next time."

After saying this, Lu Xiang stopped the tea grinder in his hand and looked at Li Jianzhang coldly.

Li Jianzhang said gently and modestly: "I know I am humble, my official position is only the fifth rank, and I have been married before, so I am marrying up with Madam Lu."

"Madam Lu is a lady from a famous family. She is beautiful, well-educated and well-mannered. She is a role model for rich girls in Kyoto. She is perfect in every way." Li Jianzhang praised in a gentle voice.

These words made Prime Minister Lu feel relieved. His daughter was the best.

Li Jianzhang then said in a resounding voice: "However, Madam Lu is such a good person, and she favors me. How can I let her down?"

"You brat." Prime Minister Lu's face suddenly became displeased.

"I'm sorry that I can't comply with Prime Minister Lu's request, but Madam Lu and I are in love with each other, and I hope Prime Minister Lu can help us get married!" Li Jianzhang bowed and saluted to the ground.

Lu Xiang smiled and helped Li Jianzhang up, "What are you doing?"

"I am not the kind of person who would break up a couple. If you two really love each other, then you must be promoted to the fourth rank within this year, and I will give you 180 loads of betrothal gifts. I will then prepare a grand wedding dress and marry my daughter off with great fanfare!" Prime Minister Lu smiled, but a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

"Promote your rank within a year, and prove your ability, so that I can rest assured to entrust Wan'er to you. Wan'er has never suffered any hardship since she was born, and she can't live in poverty." Lu Xiang smiled slightly, "Is my request not too much?"